Westbound Train 201 ascends Boylston Hill at the east switch of Doris. The 16-mile, 2.2%, 2000-foot climb from the Columbia River is longest and steepest on the Milwaukee.

Pairs of Train Masters on the SF Peninsula were rare, but this was a "Big Game" Cal-Stanford football game special waiting for the game to end at Palo Alto. TMs 3029 and 3027 are in charge of 15 b... (more)

With the formation of the Burlington Northern in 1970, power from both BN and WP could be seen along the Inside Gateway anywhere between Seattle and Oroville. Here at Oroville, former SP&S 331 is ... (more)

A westbound WP freight leaving Oroville Yard with four F7s and a GP9 trailing.

A pair of GF6Cs assist a CN-powered coal train at MP 53.4 on BC Rail's Tumbler Ridge Subdivision. 7 miles west of Tumbler Ridge.

An empty coal train crosses Boulder Creek (MP20) on BC Rail's Tumbler Ridge Sub. I remember watching this train go by--and cannot remember hearing any sound except the rumble of freight cars.

A BC Rail coal train with CN SD50F 5434 in the lead stops alongside a pair of BCR GF6C electric helpers at Table on BC Rail's Tumbler Subdivision. Early on, it was found that the electrics weren't... (more)

VIA's westbound Canadian is between spiral tunnels at Yoho siding, not far from the continental divide and Banff Park. That's Mt. Stephen in the background. VIA no longer runs this way and as a re... (more)

A single GE cowl unit brings a southbound BC Rail freight around the big loop at Pavillion. The 2.2% downgrade from Kelly Lake to Lillooet is the longest on the railroad--and in the northwest.

An eastbound CP freight passes by the Alexandria suspension bridge east of Spuzzum in the Fraser River Canyon. The 1926 bridge replaced one built in 1863 for the Cariboo Wagon Road.

CP's outbound Canadian shares tracks with VIA's Super Continental at CN's Vancouver station. CP moved to CN facilities to accommodate Vancouver's SkyTrain rapid transit and construction of Expo '8... (more)

Kamloops Heritage Rwy, operating with ex-CN 2-8-0 2141, runs Campbell Creek to Armstrong several times a year in addition to its regular Kamloops-Campbell Creek runs. The train is headed east at M... (more)

A westbound CN stack train crosses the Fraser River at Cisco. The track to the left leads to a connection to the CPR, crossing underneath at this point. A train derailed on this bridge causing a t... (more)

An eastbound freight emerges from Tunnel 2 along Kamloops Lake.

A westbound coal train emerges from Tunnel 1 along Kamloops Lake.